Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries at Spring Arbor University

If you are interested in studying pastoral counseling and specialized ministries, you may want to check out the program at Spring Arbor University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Spring Arbor is located in Spring Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,118. In 2021, 7 pastoral counseling majors received their bachelor's degree from Spring Arbor.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries section at the bottom of this page.

Spring Arbor Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pastoral Counseling

Spring Arbor Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks pastoral counseling programs across the country. The following shows how Spring Arbor performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The pastoral counseling major at Spring Arbor is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	49
Best Value Pastoral Specialized Ministries Schools	80

Earnings of Spring Arbor Pastoral Counseling Graduates

The median salary of pastoral counseling students who receive their bachelor's degree at Spring Arbor is $21,767. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $26,666 for all pastoral counseling students.

Pastoral Counseling Student Demographics at Spring Arbor

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pastoral counseling majors at Spring Arbor University.

Spring Arbor Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 pastoral counseling students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Spring Arbor, about 71% were men and 29% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pastoral counseling at Spring Arbor are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Spring Arbor University with a bachelor's in pastoral counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Spring Arbor also has a doctoral program available in pastoral counseling. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies
• Theological & Ministerial Studies
• Sacred Music

Careers That Pastoral Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in pastoral counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Spring Arbor University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Clergy	2,700	$41,040
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,340	$39,770
Philosophy and Religion Professors	780	$77,990
Religious Workers	130	$30,930

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.